When their eyes could not see, their other senses became especially clear.
Such as hearing, touch, and even their own feelings of hunger and so on.
In the morning, everyone had leisurely enjoyed raw fish while boating on the lake, never expecting the terrifying experiences that would follow.
They had been fleeing until now; it was already dark, and they had no chance to replenish any food.
But in such a highly tense environment, they couldn’t have eaten anything anyway.
Thus, the group slowly moved forward, and strangely enough, other than the bats encountered earlier, they faced no further obstacles upon entering the yard.
Even when Bai Junjun used her Special Ability to scout the surroundings, she could not detect any carbon dioxide emissions, indicating that there were no other living things in the mansion.
No living humans could understand; after all, this place had been uninhabited for hundreds of years, but the fact that not even animals would dwell here was quite strange.
Or rather, it wasn’t that they despised it, but that they dared not inhabit it?
However, what could possibly be so frightening here?
As Bai Junjun thought this over, she quickly followed Li Wenli deeper into the mansion.
Soon, the group passed through the courtyard and arrived at the main hall for receiving guests.
Li Wenli, who had decent night vision, saw a candlestick on the wall and tried to light it.
Fortunately, the candles were quite cooperative, as the animal fat inside was still usable.
As the candles slowly lit up, this main hall of the City Lord’s Mansion, silent for over a thousand years, regained its brightness once again.
However, what surprised Li Wenli was that these lights were connected by hidden pipes; lighting one candle could lead the flame through the hidden pipes to light up other areas as well.
The two had not expected that ancient architecture would possess such advanced mechanisms.
And the sudden brightness of the City Lord’s Mansion startled a bunch of bats hiding in the dark corners of the eaves.
These bats, naturally afraid of light, saw the brightness in the mansion and flew away in a flurry.
Bai Junjun curiously looked at this thousand-year-old mansion. Perhaps because stone houses are more durable, there had been no collapses here, and aside from the wooden chairs and tables that had rotted away, many blackish objects that seemed to be Copper Iron were perfectly preserved.
Only, after a thousand years, they had oxidized beyond recognition.
However, considering their patterns and styles, they would certainly be seen as treasures by archaeological teams, wouldn’t they?
Unfortunately, at this moment, these objects were nothing more than useless scrap metal in the eyes of everyone, unable to be eaten or drunk.
Bai Junjun shifted her gaze from these worthless items and surveyed the surroundings.
This mansion was well-preserved; the doorframes of the houses outside had rotted away, yet this place still retained its original appearance.
As Bai Junjun was observing the facade of the mansion, Li Wenli kept his eyes closed in meditation, seemingly grappling with some problem, his brow continuously furrowed.
"What’s wrong?" Bai Junjun asked sharply.
Li Wenli opened his eyes and looked at her, "The aura of the Fire Spirit has disappeared."
"Disappeared?" Bai Junjun couldn’t believe it.
Li Wenli’s expression was also very grave, and he looked up at the sky solemnly, "Something is interfering, preventing me from pinpointing its location."
At this, Bai Junjun warily looked around; however, everything seemed normal and there were no disturbances.
"Is there something strange about this City Lord’s Mansion?"
Although ancient times lacked the modern technology of today, it didn’t mean that the thinkers of the past were backward.
A few of them held the secrets of the Ancient Secrets, still unexplained by science today, yet they could effectively utilize them, just like many Mystical Formations.
Li Wenli silently frowned.